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Bentley Township vs Otto Township

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.7× in Otto Township) and conserved land (+52.7 pts in Otto Township).

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Bentley Township, MIHomes around $206KGladwin County · 944 people
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Otto Township, MIAn outdoors townOceana County · 864 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bentley TownshipHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home23% below the MI typical home All about Bentley Township →
Otto TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors53% conserved land64 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Otto Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails4.7×
Otto Township has more miles of trail
Otto Township 63.6 miBentley Township 13.5 mi
Conserved land+52.7 pts
Otto Township has more conserved land
Otto Township 53%Bentley Township 0.3%
Seasonal homes+14.7 pts
Otto Township has more second homes
Otto Township 16.9%Bentley Township 2.2%
Growth since 2010+5.7 pts
Otto Township has grown faster since 2010
Otto Township +3.9%Bentley Township -1.8%
Average commute5 min
Otto Township has the shorter commute
Bentley Township 37 minOtto Township 32 min
Jobs per worker+60%
Bentley Township is more of a job hub
Bentley Township 0.08Otto Township 0.05
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Bentley Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bentley Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Otto Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Bentley Township and Otto Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bentley TownshipOtto Township
Snow a year49″75″
January low13°F14°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th45th
Outdoors & history
Bentley TownshipOtto Township
Trails14 mi64 mi
Conserved land0.3%53%
Archive photos2—
Community
Bentley TownshipOtto Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bentley TownshipGladwin CountyOtto TownshipOceana County
Bentley Township ↔ Otto Township102 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bentley TownshipOtto Township
People
Population 944Highest 864Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.8%Lowest MI: +2% +3.9%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 42.6±8Highest 6% above MI 41.5±6.6Lowest 3% above MI
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 23.1%±5.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±6.9Highest MI: 18.6% 13.5%±3.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 12.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.4Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,523±$16kLowest 13% below MI $69,583±$16kHighest 5% below MI
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,200±$29kLowest 34% below MI $170,700±$28kHighest 26% below MI
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,856Highest 36% below MI $1,582Lowest 46% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±90.1Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Bentley Township and Otto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 13.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 95.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 11 yrs newer than MI 1996Highest 24 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 53% above MI 32 minLowest 33% above MI
Work from home 10.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Otto Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (14%)Muskegon (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Otto TownshipFew work in Bentley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 53%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.5 miLowest 63.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.5Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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